Colour INKspiration 16 – Just Add Colour

categories: 3D, Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Fancy Folds, Off the Page

It’s the second Wednesday of the month, so that means it’s time for another Colour INKspiration Challenge.

Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month the design team create projects using Colour Schemes inspired by Pinterest. You can take the hop, see everyone’s projects and then play along by uploading your work of art on our Facebook Page HERE.

This week we have a very cool colour palette to play along to. Our colour selection is Whisper White; Dapper Denim; Sahara Sand and Basic Grey!

These are great masculine colours to play with to create cards just in time for Father’s Day here in Australia, but you might say I went in completely the opposite direction 🙂

As I mulled over the colours in my head, I thought about how pretty the blue and white would be to create the look of Wedgewood China pieces. Then I had a lightbulb moment where I realised that our new Just Add Colour Speciality Designer Series Paper had some images of Teapots and cups, so I knew that is what I would use. When thinking about incorporating the rest of the colours an image just evolved in my head about the look i wanted to achieve. I have seen some stunning U-Fold cards and more recently a ‘Bench Fold Card’ by The Craft Spa – take a look at her work HERE. Here work is lovely, so I wanted to have a try at my own.

My card doesn’t fold flat for posting, but I thought it would be lovely as a gift to welcome someone to their new home, or for Mother’s Day. And it was truly such a fun card to make once I had played around with some measurements!

I would have loved to have added a vase with flowers, but alas – I couldn’t make it work with the selected colours for this challenge.

I hope you enjoyed my project today.

Now it’s time to hop on over to the lovely Jacque Williams and see her stunning project!

Happy Crafting!!!!

Product List

Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144180]

$21.00

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

$14.00

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

$11.50

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

[121695]

$14.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126976]

$11.50

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

$14.00

Hardwood Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[133032]

$35.00

Delicate White Doilies

[141701]

$5.25

Metallic Enamel Shapes

[141678]

$12.25

Blender Pens

[102845]

$21.00

Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies

[139666]

$35.00

Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack

[144193]

$17.50

30
Jul
2017

CTC 139 – Everyday Occasions Using Pick a Pattern!

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, CTC

It’s Sunday night – so that means it’s time for another fabulous CASEing the Catty Blog Hop! The crew hop every Sunday Night, sharing their inspiration taken from select pages / categories in the current catalogues.

CASEing (Copy and Share Everything) is a great way to gain inspiration and use as a springboard for your own creativity. So take the hop, be inspired and join our Facebook Page so you can inspire us with YOUR project!

This week we are focusing on the Everyday Occasions Section on pages 18 – 67.

Pick a Pattern Shaker Card

This week I decided to CASE one of my favourite cards in this section. I have been wanting to do it for a while – so this was the perfect opportunity.

See that Green shaker card in the top left corner – yep – that’s the one I had fun with this week!

I was initially going to replicate the card using those fun images from the Designer Series Paper (DSP). But then another sheet in the collection caught my eye. You see – I need to make a Welcome card for a new team member (one of my favourite things to create!) – and this DSP pack has a very ‘crafty’ sheet in it. Perfect for this new member, who loves to craft!

So here is my version of this shaker card:

It’s a good thing that I love fussy cutting!!!

The Pick a Pattern DSP means you can create lots of different cards simply by purchasing a pack of the DSP. It has lots of different elements you can cut and use for Cardmaking and scrapbooking for lots of different occasions – camping, dinosaurs, crafts, photography and more! That’s why it has become a favourite DSP of mine this year.

I hope you have enjoyed my take on this card this week. Now it’s time to hop on over to Megan’s page and see what she has created for you 🙂

Don’t forget – you only have one more day to take advantage of our Bonus Days Promotion and our fantastic Joining Special!

Happy Crafting!

Product List

Pick A Pattern Designer Series Paper

[144163]

$19.25

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

[121695]

$14.00

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock

[141421]

$14.00

Sparkle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141468]

$13.00

Basic Black Solid Baker’s Twine

[141682]

$5.25

Black Mini Sequin Trim

[144259]

$10.50

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

$11.50

Window Sheets

[142314]

$8.75

16
Jul
2017

CTC 137 – Artistic Expression with Rose Wonder

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, CTC, Flowers, Techniques

Hi everyone and welcome back to CTC 137.

You may have noticed that I missed last weeks hop. That’s because I was away on my very first cruise having an absolutely amazing time and a much needed break! But I am back and ready to go!

I also wanted to say a very big WELCOME and CONGRATS to our new crew members! I am looking forward to playing along with you and all the amazing upcoming guest designers!

This week we are taking our inspiration from the Artistic Expression Section of the Annual Catalogue on pages 132 – 181.

There are LOADS of images to spark creativity this week, so I do hope you play along and upload your creations to our Facebook page HERE!

I found it so difficult this week to choose just one project. This is one of my favourite sections of the catalogue, with a load of my favourite products to play with. So in the end, I chose to CASE an image on page 162, using the Rose Wonder Stamp Set, to play with a technique I haven’t used in a while.

This technique is called the Stained Glass Technique using Vellum.

You first stamp and heat emboss an image on the vellum, the turn it over and colour the image on the back of the vellum, creating a stained glass look. You can colour with markers or sponge the image for the look you desire. I chose to colour mine with our Stampin Write Markers using Calypso Coral, Watermelon Wonder (retired), Pear Pizzaz and Wild Wasabi.

I use the different shades of colour to create depth in the image coloured and then mounted the vellum on Whisper White Card to really highlight the colouring. I then HAD to add some of our new Calypso Coral Ombre Ribbon and some Gold 1/8″ Ribbon and mini sequin trim for some extra sparkle!

It’s a pretty cool technique, so I encourage you to give it a try. It works best on ‘open’ stamps that allow to to apply a fair amount of colour.

Now it’s time to head on over to the lovely Elizabeth and see what she has created for you all!

Happy Creating!

Don’t forget – Bonus Days are here for July Only!!!!! Earn $9 to spend in August, with every $90 spent in July!

Product List

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140697]

$47.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

$8.75

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

$11.50

Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers

[131263]

$51.00

Calypso Coral 1/4″ Ombre Ribbon

[144235]

$12.25

Gold 1/8″ Ribbon

[134583]

$8.75

Gold Metallic Thread

[138401]

$5.25

Gold Mini Sequin Trim

[144128]

$10.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock

[124392]

$14.00

02
Jul
2017

CTC 135 – Holidays – In This World

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, CTC

Hi everyone and welcome to CASEing the Catty 135, where every Sunday night the crew share ways in which they have Copied And Selectively Edited (CASE) images and projects from the Catalogue.

This week we are focusing on the Holidays Section and Pages 112 – 125.

Now I don’t know about you – But I am DEFINITELY not ready for Christmas just yet!!!! So even though most of the projects are Christmas themed, I just used the image on Page 121 as a springboard for a completely Non Christmassy Card, using our In This World Stamp Set.

This card really grabbed by attention because of all the lovely layers, and I know layering works really well with the In This World Stamps. However, the colours didn’t, so I changed them up!

I copied some of the layering elements from the original card then added some of my own extra elements.

It’s super hard to see on the photo, but that butterfly is actually heat embossed with Pool Party Ink and looks so much prettier in life, adding just the right amount of subtle colour!

You can heat emboss any colour you have really. Just ink up in Versamark first, the ink straight into your chosen colour pad, then sprinkle with clear embossing powder and heat set. Neat trick huh!

And those tiny black dots are actually our new mini sequins! Even though they are super small, you can still seperate them and add them to your card base with a little tombow adhesive.

Once you have taken the hop and feel all inspired, don’t forget to create your own work of art and join the challenge by uploading the pic directly to our Facebook Page!

Now it’s time to hop on over to the lovely Kelly Kent and see what gorgeous project she has created for you all!

Happy Creating

WOW!

Don’t forget Bonus Days have just started!!! Take advantage of those $9 coupons that you can redeem on any product purchase in August!

Product List

In This World Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142652]

$35.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

[144248]

$14.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

$11.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

$11.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

$11.50

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109130]

$8.75

Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[141636]

$8.75

1/4″ Copper Trim

[144179]

$10.00

Black Mini Sequin Trim

[144259]

$10.50

20
Jun
2017

Magical Mermaid Shaker Card

categories: Birthday, Cards, Facebook Live, Techniques

Hi Everyone.

I couldn’t resist popping back so quickly to share another of my Magical Mermaid cards. I told you I LOVED this set! This time I decided to create a shaker card in purple and pink hues.

Magical Mermaid Shaker Card

The base of this card was created during my Sunday Night Live Video on Facebook, where I demonstrated how to create the same background on my mermaid card in the recent CASEing the Catty blog hop. You can see that one HERE.

I told everyone that I would finish off the card in these ‘New’ colours and show you all.

Well, here it is!

This one has so many of our gorgeous new products. The colours are 3 of our new In Colour Range – Powder Pink, Berry Burst and Fresh Fig. And our New Iridescent Sequin Assortment suited this shaker card perfectly.

The Mermaid’s beautiful glossy tail is again achieved by first watercoloring the image and gradually building and blending layers, before coating the whole thing with the Fine Tip Glue Pen. It gives of such a glossy smooth finish – and no sticky feel AT ALL! Definitely one to add to your tool kit!

For some added bling I popped on a couple of our New Glitter Enamel Dots!

Take a look at my Video HERE to see just how easy these beautiful watercolour backgrounds are to create!

I have an amazing special running for the month of June so you can get a Big Bang with your New In Colours Purchase with some coordinating FREE accessories! Everything you need to start creating right away!

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Happy Crafting

Product List

Magical Mermaid Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144017]

$35.00

Magical Mermaid Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[144014]

$49.00

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$12.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Powder Pink Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[144090]

$6.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[144089]

$6.50

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[144088]

$6.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

$11.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

[141497]

$45.00

Iridescent Sequin Assortment

[144212]

$8.75

Glitter Enamel Dots

[144200]

$12.25

Foam Adhesive Strips

[141825]

$14.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$58.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$20.00

11
Jun
2017

CTC 132 – Birthdays

categories: 3D, Birthday, Blog Hop, card in a box, Cards, CTC, Fancy Folds, Flowers, Paper Boxes

A big hello to you all and welcome to CASEing the Catty Challenge #132, where this week we get to CASE the birthday section of the catalogue!

Everyone has birthdays (whether they want to or not! Lol), so this is a great way to hop around and see everyone’s projects so creating your own birthday cards is a breeze!

I had to create a special 50th birthday card this week for a friend. Not only is she a friend, but she is also my downline and loves card making too (Yes Lynda – this one is for you!). I don’t know about you, but I find they are always the trickiest people to create cards for! And a 50th has to be a pretty special card.

I was struggling with just what to create, when I picked up my catalogue and started flicking through the birthday section. On page 80 I came across this image …

Now I know it’s not exactly a birthday card, but I love 3D cards for those ‘special’ birthdays – so this got me thinking and playing around with ideas, when my mind was drawn back to a gorgeous creation I had seen by none other than one of our very own crew members – Bronwyn Eastley! She had made a stunning foldable card using the (now retired) Botanical Blooms and the Window Box Dies.

You can see her original post HERE with the link to see how the card is made.

As much as I love those Botanical Blooms, I wanted to use one of my most favourite floral current products – Tranquil Tulips (yes…again…)!

If there is one downfall with this set – its that there is no matching framelits 🙁 So let me tell you ….there was a LOT of fussy cutting! It’s just as well that I actually like to fussy cut (just ask my class ladies! Some are not so fond of it as me! Lol). You will definitely need a good pair of scissors for this one!

There was even more fussy cutting than you would expect, because I made the tulips appear more 3D by cutting and adhering the top layer of the stamp on the front of each image.

It looked sooooo pretty in real life! I was really happy with how it turned out! And – it folds flat for popping in an envelope and posting!

Did you know that Stampin’ Up! have an extra special opportunity to get this Hostess set this month? Host a qualifying workshop, party or place and order of $450 and you get an EXTRA $45 in rewards! That’s at total of at least $90 to spend on anything you like!!! Contact your local demonstrator to find out more!

Now it’s time to hop on over to the lovely Kelly Kent and see what beautiful project she has to share with you all!

Happy Crafting!!!!

Product List

Tranquil Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143767]

$21.00

Window Box Thinlits Dies

[142762]

$63.00

Tabs For Everything Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143907]

$30.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

$17.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

$14.00

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

$14.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

$11.50

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

$11.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126944]

$11.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126953]

$11.50

Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126962]

$11.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

$11.50

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$7.00

Large Numbers Framelits Dies

[140622]

$54.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$17.00

09
Jun
2017

Pennsationals Team Blog Hop with Tranquil Tulips

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Flowers

Welcome everyone to my awesome team and a fantastic blog hop to kick of the New Annual Catalogue for 2017-2018!

Take a hop around and see the team showcase some of the stunning new products to inspire you and get you creating!

There are sooooo many lovely new products to fall in love with in this catalogue – so I am glad I have a whole year to collect them all! Do you have a favourite yet?

Tonight I wanted to showcase one of my favourite hostess sets. I think it is stunning, yet so simple to create lovely works of art with it!

I am of course talking about the Tranquil Tulips stamp set!

I created my first card by CASEing the one in the catalogue (CASE means to Copy And Share Everything). It’s a great way to have a first play with a new set and get a feel for it! In fact – there’s a whole Facebook group dedicated to CASEing the Catty!

Isn’t it just gorgeous! This stamp set really makes it easy to create these tulips with simple two step stamping 🙂

So after a bit of a play I was then able to come up with my own design. This time I coordinated it with some of our new Designer Series Paper and the new Label Me Pretty Bundle.

Don’t you love that new DSP!!! It is part of the Daisy Delight Suite but goes beautifully with the Tulips too!

Now it’s time to hop on over to Rebecca’s blog and see what she has created for you all!

Happy Crafting

Product List

Tranquil Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143767]

$21.00

Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

[131292]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

$11.50

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

$11.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126953]

$11.50

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

$31.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

$14.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

$11.50

Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper

[144137]

$19.25

Label Me Pretty Clear-Mount Bundle

[145305]

$54.75

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

$11.50

04
Jun
2017

CTC 131 – Everyday Occasions

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, CTC, Flowers

A super excited HELLO to everyone tonight from the CASEing the Catty Team for hop CTC 131!

Why so excited you may ask?????

Because it’s NEW CATALOGUE TIME!!!!!!

Thats right – the Brand new Stampin’ Up! Catalogue has just begun and we have a whole year ahead of us to CASE the gorgeous new projects! And you can join in too. We have made it super simple! Just make your own creation and upload it to our Facebook Page – right to the wall – no album necessary! Its that simple!

So take the hop…be inspired….and upload your own design HERE!

This week we get to CASE anything from the Everyday Occasions section of the catalogue on pages 18 – 67.

Thats A LOT of pages to choose from! Do you know how hard it was to narrow down! Lol.

But eventually I did! I chose to showcase some of the items from the gorgeous new Wood Words Suite. I have been using it so much since I got it!

And I have two cards to show you, both CASEd from different projects in the catalogue.

My first card takes inspiration from the card in the image above. I have stamped the flowers for the background and heat embossed with white embossing powder directly on to the Wood Textures Designer series Paper. I then used the new copper trim to make a ‘mesh’ over the image before stamping and adhering the sentiment and heart in the new Fresh Fig colour.

It’s a bit hard to see the mesh effect of the copper trim but you create it by cutting a long piece of it and then cutting it down the length to ‘open’ it, as it’s like a tube. Then just spread it and adhere pieces to suite your card. Here’s a close up…

Such a quick and simple card where the background does most of the work for you!

My second card was based on these images …

I have this stamp set and I love these cards, but have yet to make them … but for today’s challenge I changed it up a little … you see, I had so many little pieces of the Wood Textures DSP left after making 17 little crates for my Launch this weekend, so I tried to replicate this look using those scraps!

I think its a great way to use up all of those scraps!

Have fun taking a look at all the New Catalogue Inspiration!

It’s time to hop on over to Rachel’s blog and see what she has created for you this week!

Happy Crafting 🙂

If the new catalogue has left you with a GIANT wish list – why not Join the Fun!

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Product List

Wood Words Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143928]

$38.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

$8.75

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$10.00

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

$14.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

[144248]

$14.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

$11.50

1/4″ Copper Trim

[144179]

$10.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126954]

$11.50

White Perfect Accents

[138416]

$8.75

24
May
2017

Colour INKspiration #10

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, Colour Inkspiration, Techniques

A big hello to you all!

Welcome back to another Colour INKspiration! You may be popping over from the lovely Rebecca Scurr, or starting right here! So have a hop around and then come back and create your own masterpiece! We are loving seeing your fabulous creations on our Facebook page – so keep them rolling in!

I am glad to be back this week after missing the last one. Going to Picture to Page in Pakenham and then having a Biggest Morning Tea Event really kept me very busy! And as Colour Challenges are my favourite kinds of challenges, I was a bit sad to have missed it!!!

But this week’s Challenge I found just a little bit tougher than usual!

Our colour palette this week are gorgeous Autumn / Wintery Hues with Cajun Craze (yes, dust it off!), Island Indigo, Smokey Slate and Delightful Dijon (retiring colour).

So I set to work creating some Autumn / Wintery cards to set these colours off. My first card I had a bit of fun playing around with the Shaving Foam Technique again. It’s a great way to mix a few co-ordinating colours and make those stunning backgrounds. You can watch my video over at my You Tube Channel HERE to learn how to create your own.

I mixed Island Indigo, Cajun Craze and Smokey Slate re inkers into my shaving foam for the background. I love all the leaves falling from trees in Autumn. The bright reds and soft yellows! So I stamped the leaves in Cajun Craze and Delightful Dijon. I lightly sponged the tips of the Delightful Dijon leaves in Cajun Craze to give them an Autumn feel. I also used the matching framelits to cut a leaf in Delightful Dijon, and then sponged the edges in Cajun Craze, and I then topped this one off with some our fine tip glue pen to really make it stand out!

The sentiments from the Colourful Seasons Stamp set are just stunning!

I then went on to have a bit more of a play, with a card type I don’t normally do, but I thought I would show you the ned result anyway…because sometimes its all about the learning as we play!

I would love to know what you think, so feel free to leave a comment to let me know!

I do hope you are going to make some time to be inspired and play along too 🙂

Now it’s time to hop on over to Nicole Wilson and see what she has created to inspire you all!

Happy Creating everyone!

Don’t forget – there is only 7 days left to stock up on your retired goodies before they are gone forever 🙁

Shop from anywhere is Australia!

Product List

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Bundle

[145348]

$92.50

Island Indigo A4 Card Stock

[124390]

$14.00

Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock

[121683]

$14.00

Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock

[138345]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138327]

$11.50

Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[122932]

$5.50

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[119790]

$5.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[131159]

$5.50

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

$5.25

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

$8.75

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

$12.00

Sheltering Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set

[137163]

$43.00

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143637]

$49.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$6.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

17
May
2017

Shaving Foam Technique

categories: Birthday, Cards, Facebook Live, Flowers, Techniques

Hi Everyone!

Today I’m back to share my Stamp it Sunday Facebook Live video on how to create brilliant background using the Shaving Foam Technique!

It’s so simple, so messy and so fun! And just take a look at the stunning backgrounds you can create. The skies the limits with hundreds of potential colour combinations!

Here is my favourite so far!

My boys actually choose these colours – My youngest said his favourites are Rich Razzleberry and Melon Mambo, then they choose some of the new Powder Pink! It matched the Ribbon of Courage Stamp Set beautifully. I was lucky enough to win this at the demonstrator On Stage event! I was one very happy girl! This one was created with a lovely friend and downline in mind and it has already been sent to it’s new home!

These two were created using Wisteria Wonder, Flirty Flamingo and our new Lemon Lime Twist reinkers! Teamed with our Daisy Delight bundle to create some lovely Gerber’s. You can highlight different colours from your batch of shaving foam. These two still need sentiments which I will save until the right occasion arises!